With the day off from classes, Tinley Park High School student Nick Cascone (left) helps Joe McMahon (right) and other friends build a large snow fort in a yard at 167th Street and Gaynelle Road in Tinley Park Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The group planned to build the fort 12 feet tall and use it in a snowball fight later. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

As snow starts to fall, Antonio Doss waits for the bus to take him to work on 183rd Street near Cicero Avenue in Country Club Hills, IL, on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Michael and Kasey VanHootegem, of Park Forest, take advantage of having the day off school during Tuesday's snowstorm to build a scene they entitled "Where's the Beach!" | Supplied photo

The snow starts to fall in downtown Chicago. Tuesday, March 5, 2013 | Brian Jackson~ Sun-Times

Traffic heads south on I-55 at Lockport Rd. as snow blankets the area during a winter storm warning Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Plainfield. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

A sign states that the Plainfield Public Library is closed due to weather conditions during a winter storm warning Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Plainfield. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Traffic moves along I-55 at Lockport Rd. as snow blankets the area during a winter storm warning Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Plainfield. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Douglas Hank from the village of Homewood shovels the sidewalk along 183rd Street near Harwood Avenue in Homewood, IL, on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Colin Stankus from the village of Homewood shovels the sidewalk along 183rd Street near Harwood Avenue in Homewood, IL, on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Colin Stankus from the village of Homewood shovels the sidewalk along 183rd Street near Harwood Avenue in Homewood, IL, on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Snow piles up Tuesday in the back yard of a Frankfort residence. | Jennifer Frencl~Sun-Times Media

Kathie O'Connell shovels snow off her driveway along Central Avenue near 173rd Street in Tinley Park, IL, on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Tammourea Webster checks her mail along Central Avenue near her home near 173rd Street in Tinley Park, IL,on Tuesday March 5, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Kathie O'Connell runs along Central Avenue near her home with her dog near 173rd Street in Tinley Park, IL, on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Kathie O'Connell runs along Central Avenue near her home with her dog near 173rd Street in Tinley Park, IL, on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Tom Hesse (left) and Joe McMahon help friends build a large snow fort in a yard at 167th Street and Gaynelle Road in Tinley Park Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The group planned to build the fort 12 feet tall and use it in a snowball fight later. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

A couple walk in the snow down Normandy Drive in Tinley Park Tuesday, March 5, 2013. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

A vehicle travels through the forest preserves on Central Avenue in Oak Forest Tuesday, March 5, 2013. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

Tom Hesse (left) and Joe McMahon help friends build a large snow fort in a yard at 167th Street and Gaynelle Road in Tinley Park Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The group planned to build the fort 12 feet tall and use it in a snowball fight later. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

A man walks past a decorated window of the Taylor Day School, 1414 W. 87th St., as snow falls during a late season storm in Chicago, IL, on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Ryan Rolder (right) and Lance Lerman used a snow day to play basketball. | Steve Metsch~Sun-Times Media